High-speed rotating cylinder



Deaf-ll, 1951 M. B. SAMPSON HIGH-SPEED ROTATING CYLINDER INVENTOR. Mme/r7- a JAM/950A,

4 TTOP/VEVS MB N Filed June 28, 1950 Patented Dec. 11, 1951 STAT E S PATENT OFFICE HiGH S P E'E'FROTATING CYIIIN 'D ER? Merritt-B: Sampson; cleveland flhimtassignor to:

The S31? Manufacturing; Corporation Cleve-' land, hio,-'a.-.co1=poration-- of-VOhio Np'pliation June-2'8, 19505 SErialNo: 170;75'1

7 Claims (CL121+38-) This invention relates broadly to rotary air chuck: cylinder operating mecl'ienismsi'andl more 's'izaecific'ally" to theistructure' and organization'fof the sealing mechanism embodied thereim" O'ne'of the 'obj ects iofrthe invention 'is t'o provide ainovel and'efficient seal *betweene" rotary piston cylinderassembly'and'the fluiditr'ansfer: passage way in the fixed 'axi'al bearing therefor:

Another" object. ofi the invention residesi the provision offa' s1eeve"for thei-cylinder axial bearing tube which'ris designedzfor' oompressiverend'iwall engagement with the 2 rotaryfsea'ling frin'gs' in: the cylinder;

Another object of the -izwention is to provide a". seal between the cylinder" and? bearing: tube therefor" which embodiesWotar-y carbonthrust rings urged under fluidfpressureiinto intimateem gagement withimatin'g surfaces; on tl'iefixed Hearmg.

Another object of: the? invention to provide asealing structure which-will inhib'itlo'ss 'df lubricant from the anti-friction bearingsiin there'ssembly.

Another object of the invention is to provide way in the cylindersupportin'gituberto 'a; seal of the. hydrostatic type;

Another object of tlie'inv'ention is to. rovide a supporting structure for'a' rotary cylinder "piston assemblywhich emb'odies a? fiired axial bearing member having an air. passageway therein and a deformablefo ring operatin'g'in conjunction with a, rotary carbon ringi to sealthe 'joint'betiveen said bearing and'the c'yiinder'during the= retraction of thei'piston therein: 7

Other objects and advantages; more: or less ancillary to the: foregoing; and i the manneriin which all the Nariou'sI objects areirealized will appear in the following: description, which; consideredin connection With the: accompanying drawings; sets forth the preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig." 1 is a' longitudinn-1sectional View through a==rotary-cy1mden assemlilj for-operating ammchuck-y Fig. 2 isa' similar sectional'view, drawn uponan enlarged "scale;- of a fra'gment'aryportion thereof? Fig. 3' is an end elevational viewof'thecylinder operating" mechanism illustrating the arrange ment of-the'fiiiidcouplings;

Fig: 4 'is' a transverse sectional'view"oftneqoor tion'oi the eparating"meel'lanism' shown 3', the-sectiombeing taken on planes indicated'bythe line 44 mm. 3; and

Fig-I Kismtlongithdinal sectional view of a fragmentary portion of the=cyiinderfsupporting tube, the sectioni'lo'eingitakenon'erplane dispOSed at-"QW toitl'i at'illustrated inFig. 1'.

Referring first to Fig; 1; the air chuckop'erating mechanism" comprises a cylinder" I0 preferably formed with "aninte'gral hea'd l I- on one end thereofand 1a; removabIeIhead I 2 bolted. upon? the'opposedienm The head I2" is formed-with a dia m'etri'cailly reduced elongated body portion: constit'utiiig a hub I3 which-is bored through its lengthlfoirtne reception of a fixed tube constrtuting'anfamefsnaft' M. The-cylinder is'provided With -a pistom I5' machined with circumferential grooves: 16- therein for" the: reception ofpacking rings" ITurg'ed into engagement with the cylinder walI by deformable toric nngs I 8 whicn are :subjected to the-pressure fiuid:irrthecylinder-through passageways: I 9. The cylinder head- II is bored to receive a'pistoh r'od.=- zfl wh-ich is: drilled and tapped to receive'a 'drawrod 'notshown for a'ctuatingjz the chuck or other mechanism coupled therewith: 'I -lier outer end of the cylinder: head' is counter-bored for the-reception of packing? rings 24 restrained against axial movement-bye snap ring 22";

The outer-"en'd-of the axle: l4 is-moun-ted a manifold 23 which may be' supporte'd by the pressure fiu'id -conduits '24-"and25nr in anyhthepsuitable:ma;nner;- As illustra-ted the tube"or axle I4 is providedwith a snap-ring 2'6--adjacent theouter end :thereof WhiOh-- is engaged by-a' plate drawn into impinged relation therewith by-- cap screws-28 in; the :manifold 23. The manifold is drilled to connect the openings for the conduitsrzt and 25 with:-paralleltpassageways :29 --'a-nd .30 in the axle shaft I4: The"=ends of" the cylinder-head [Z -are counterboredx for the reception of anti-friction bearings 3 I and 32 mounted on the axle :shaft4 4, theonterbearing il -being restrain'ed againstaxial movement :by ai-plate 33:- secured to the end of the hub l3i-an'di' the inner bearing?" 32' being locked: in pla'ce 'by;snaprrings rw and 35*seat'edzrespectively in gro'ove's'fin tlie cylinderiheaidil 2 an'd axle sh aft m The portion: f the axle intermediate the bearings 3 I and: 32: is i rovidedr with a sIe'e-Ve 36 liaving a transaxiel bere t therein disposed for registration with an" annular groove- 38 in the head i I 2 anci a port 3 B' in thea'xle that coinmuni cat's with the" passageway' 30. The sleeve- 1s machined for" snug engagement with the axle shaft" and-'the borethereini's formed with'a pair of annular grooves-"adj a'cent the port 39 em there c'eption o deformable 'sealing 'rings lll to restrain is locked against rotation by a set screw 62, Fig. 5- and. the shaft I4 is keyed to the manifold by a dowel 63, Fig. 4. The groove 38 is connected with a passage 41 in the head l2 which communicates with a duct 42 in the wall of the cylinder leading to the outer end thereof. The passageway 29 in the axle shaft terminates in the inner end of the cylinder.

The end walls 43 of the sleeve are ground and la ped to provide smooth accurate bearing surfaces normal to the axes of the shaft l4. The bored portion of the hub adiacent theends of the sleeve are provided with carbon rings 44 having the inner faces thereof ground and-"lapped with renuisite precision to provide an air-tight seal and full surface engagement with the end walls of the sleeve. tive movement with the cylinder lo, the support therefor comprising generally a cup 45 snugly engaged in the axial bore in the cylinder head, a cylin rical shell 46 mounted in concentric relation therewith and formed for the retention of the ring 44 and a deformable ring impinged between the cup and shell. In the outer seal assembly referred to above the cup 45 is restrained against axial movement by a shoulder 48 formed in the bore of the cylinder head and the engagement of the ring 44 with the end wall of the sleeve -36. The contacting surfaces of the cup and head are sealed by deformable tores or so-called 0 rings 49 mounted in grooves 50 in the head 12. The

sealing rin 41 is of channeled form having a thrust ring 5| backed by a washer .52 intermediate the flanged portions thereof and a fluted annular spring 53 compressively engaged with the washer. The shell is formed for running clearance about the shaft l4 and the diameter of the inner end thereof is proportional relative to the open end of the cup to define an opening for the admission of pressure fluid delivered through a channel 54 communicating with the port 39.

The inner seal assembly is of similar form save that the sealing ring intermediate the cup and shell comprises a spring-pressed 0 ring '55. The cup in this assembly is restrainedagainst axial movement by a thrust washer 56 engaged with the end wall thereof and the outer ball race of the anti-friction bearing 32.

The inner faces of the cylinder heads I I and [2 are provided with dowel pins 51 disposed for engagement within openings 58 in the opposed faces of the piston. The pins are formed to assure the entry of one thereof within its seat before retraction of the other during the reciprocative movemen, of the piston.

In operation, when the pressure fluid is admitted to the cylinder [0 through the passageway 29 the piston will be moved toward the cylinder head i I, the fluid seal between the stationary shaft l4 and the cylinder head l2 being effected by the deformation of the O ring under the influence of the fluid passing through the ports 59 'in the shaft. During this operative cycle the seal is further effected by impingement of the ring 44 with the wall 43 of the sleeve consequent the fluid pressure upon the flanged portion of'the cup 45 and end wall of the shell 46. It will be noted that the ports 59 are disposed adjacent the outer face of ihe anti-friction bearing 32 in order to equalize the pressure on the opposed face of the bearing and thus avoid the removal of lubricant therefrom, When the fluid is admitted to the opposite end of the cylinder through the passageway 30 and communicating ducts, the piston will be \moved toward the head I 2, the pressure fluidin The rings 44 are mounted for rotathe channel 54 eflecting a. seal between the shaft and cylinder by the deformation of the rings 41 and impingement of the carbon rings 44 with the end walls of the sleeve consequent the fluid pressure on the shell 46. As will be readily seen in Fig. 2 the area of the shoulders 60 in the shell 48 exceeds the area of the forward end walls 6| thereof, hence as the pressure fluid flows into the cups 45, the shells will be biased toward the sleeve and force the rings 44 into intimate engagement and sealed relation with the end wals 43 of the sleeve.

Although the foregoing description is necessarily of a detai ed characer, in order that the invention may be complete y set forth, it is to be understood that the specific terminology is not intended to be restrictive or confining, and that various rearrangements of parfs and modifications of detail may be resorted to without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as herein claimed.

I claim:

1. Mechanism for actuating an air chuck comprising a flxed axle shaft, anti-friction bearings thereon adjacent the ends thereof, a cylinder r0- tatably mounted thereon having an axial bore therein, a piston in said cylinder, a sleeve amxed upon said shaft intermediate said bearings and in spaced relation with the bore in said cylinder, said shaft having a pressure fluid passageway therein leading to said cylinder rearward said piston, said shaft, sleeve, and cylinder having pressure fluid passageways 'herein leading to the cylinder forward said piston, seals intermediate said shaft and cylinder embodying cu s mounted in the cylinder, shells concentric therewith, rings in said shells engaged with the end walls of-said sleeve and deformable rings intermediate said cups and said shells, the rings carried by said shells being urged against the end wal s of said sleeve by the pressure fluid entering said cups.

2. Mechanism for actuating an air chuck comprising a fixed axle shaft, anti-friction bearings thereon adjacent the ends thereof, a cylinder rotatably mounted thereon having an axial bore therein, a piston in said cylinder, a sleeve affixed upon said shaft intermediate said bearings and in spaced relation with the bore in said cylinder, said shaft having a pressure fluid passageway therein leading to said cylinder rearward said piston, said shaft, sleeve, and cylinder having pressure fluid passageways therein leading to the cylinder forward said piston, a seal intermediate said shaft and cylinder embodying a cup mounted in the cylinder, a shell concentric therewith, a ring in said shell engaged with the end walls of said sleeve and a deformable ring intermediate said cup and and shell, a shoulder in the portion of the shell within 'Lhe cup having an area greater than that of the end wall of the shell whereby the pressure fluid in the void between the sleeve and the bore in the cylinder will urge the ring into engagement with an end wa l of the sleeve.

3. Mechanism for actuating an air chuck comprising a fixed axle shaft, anti-friction bearings thereon adjacent the ends thereof, a cylinder rotatably mounted thereon having an axial bore therein, a piston in said cylinder, a sleeve affixed upon said shaft intermediate said bearings and in spaced relation with the bore in said cylinder, said shaft having a pressure fluid passageway therein leading to said cylinder rearward said piston, said shaft, sleeve, and cylinder having pressure fluid passageways therein leading to the cylinder forward said piston, a cup in the bore in the cylinder, a concentric shell therein, a deformable ring between said cup and said shell and a carbon ring carried by said shell impinged with an end wall of said sleeve by the pressure fluid in said cup.

4. Mechanism for actuating an air chuck comprising a fixed axle shaft, anti-friction bearings thereon adjacent the ends thereof, a cylinder rotatably mounted thereon, a hub on the cylinder having an axial bore therein, a piston in said cylinder, a sleeve affixed upon said shaft intermediate said bearings and in spaced relation with the bore in said hub, said shaft having a pressure fluid passageway therein leading to said cylinder rearward said piston, said shaft, sleeve, and cylinder having pressure fluid passageways therein leading to the cylinder forward said piston, a seal intermediate said shaft and hub embodying a pair of cups in the bore in the hub adjacent the ends of the sleeve, shells therein, thrust rings supported thereby, a deformable 0 ring in the cup adjacent the cylinder, a deformable channeled ring in the other cup, springs in said cups urging the deformable rings into seated relation with the end walls thereof, and means for the retention of the cups against axial movement in the bore.

5. In a rotary piston cylinder assembly for actuating air chucks embodying a fixed axle shaft having longitudinal pressure fluid bores therein communicating with the cylinder on either side of the piston, and an axial bore in the hub of the cylinder, a seal intermediate the shaft and the cylinder comprising a sleeve fixed upon said shaft having a cross-bore therein connected with one of said passageways, cups affixed in the cylinder bore circum-ambient the ends of said sleeve, deformable rings in the cups, shells rotatable on the shaft, and carbon thrust rings carried by said shells compressively engaged with the end walls of the sleeve by the pressure fluid in the void between the sleeve and the bore in the hub of the cylinder.

6. A rotary piston cylinder assembly for the actuation of an air chuck comprising a stationary axle shaft, a cylinder rotatably mounted thereon, said shaft and cylinder having pressure fluid passageways therein communicating respectively with the opposed ends of the cylinder, a sleeve on said shaft having a port therein communicating with one of said passageways, and seals between the shaft and cylinder comprising deformable sealing rings carried by the cylinder, shells rotatable on the shaft and engaged by the sealing rings, and thrust rings urged against the end walls of the sleeve by the effort of the pressure fluid on the shells.

'7. A rotary piston cylinder assembly for actuating an air chuck comprising a stationary shaft having pressure fluid channels therein, a sleeve thereon having a port therein communicating with one of said channels, a cylinder rotatively mounted on said shaft having an axial bore therein and a passageway communicating with said port and the forward end of the cylinder, deformable sealing rings mounted in said cylinder adjacent the ends of said sleeve, thrust rings adjacent the ends of said sleeve, and pressure fluid actuating means urging said rings into engagement with the end walls of said sleeve.

MERRITT B. SAMPSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,284,225 Bogart Nov. 12, 1918 1,934,411 Dahlman Nov. 7, 1933 

